GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |